Best Investors Account Sign in
Employer firm

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated CRD 7691

$1.78T regulatory AUM 16,844 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

  • Portfolio management (individuals)
  • Portfolio management (institutions)
  • Pension consulting
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Educational seminars
  • PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT REPORTS, ALLOCATION MODELING, IPS, RESEARCH REPORTS AND SERVICES, SEE SCHEDULE D

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

Current Employers
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
TX RA APPROVED 2025-10-22
  • TX RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2025-10-22

Branch Locations

3904 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX 77027 • United States

9754 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77055 • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action No
  • Criminal No
  • Bankruptcy Yes
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint No
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
J.P. Morgan Securities Llc San Antonio TX 10/2021 09/2025
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. San Antonio TX 10/2021 09/2025
Texas Community Bank Laredo TX 06/2018 09/2021
Cosmos Bar And Grill Laredo TX 05/2019 11/2019
Logans Roadhouse Laredo TX 02/2018 02/2019
Unemployed Laredo TX 09/2016 08/2017
Unemployed Laredo TX 08/2017 02/2018
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Houston TX 09/2025 Present
Texas Am International University Laredo TX 08/2013 05/2018
Purdue Global San Antonio TX 10/2020 07/2023
Bank Of America, N.A. Houston TX 10/2025 Present
  • 10/2021 → 09/2025
    San Antonio, TX
  • 10/2021 → 09/2025
    Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    San Antonio, TX
  • 06/2018 → 09/2021
    Texas Community Bank
    Laredo, TX
  • 05/2019 → 11/2019
    Cosmos Bar And Grill
    Laredo, TX
  • 02/2018 → 02/2019
    Logans Roadhouse
    Laredo, TX
  • 09/2016 → 08/2017
    Unemployed
    Laredo, TX
  • 08/2017 → 02/2018
    Unemployed
    Laredo, TX
  • 09/2025 → Present
    Houston, TX
  • 08/2013 → 05/2018
    Texas Am International University
    Laredo, TX
  • 10/2020 → 07/2023
    Purdue Global
    San Antonio, TX
  • 10/2025 → Present
    Bank Of America, N.A.
    Houston, TX
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

I*2947271, Entity Type Entity For Profit, Name of OBA: Ark Acquisitions LLCAddress: San AntonioTexas78216 Investment Related: No Position, Title, Association: Owner Employee Start Date: 06/01/2024 No Hours: 8 weekly No Hours during trading: 0 Duties: purchase, wholesale or rehab rental properties, Real estate acquisition

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2023-07-31
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2022-10-21
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2023-07-31
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2022-10-21
Other Names
  • Olajide P Sarayi

View on SEC IAPD

Nearby Firms

Nearby Investors

Nearby Offices

More in Houston, TX

Reviews
No reviews yet

Want to share your experience?

Sign in to leave a review
Loading reviews...

Reach out to this advisor